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So kids AND parents, what does it mean to be green? How green are you? Why and how did you become green?

It all started for me as a kid watching the cartoon show Captain Planet in the 90s. What made the show popular was its ability to create relatable characters who worked together as a team to battle pollution and other environmental challenges with help from Captain Planet, who reminded viewers like myself of the big picture with his catchphrase, “The power is yours!”

With April considered as Earth Month, there are a number of ways for kids and parents to be greener in New York State. If you have a backyard, maybe spend some time together tending a home vegetable garden or caring for a newly planted tree – either way, both spaces can always use some compost, as mentioned in the latest issue of Conservationist for Kids (featuring me!), the nature and environment magazine for kids that is distributed, free of charge, to all public school fourth-grade classes in New York State. Teachers can also find magazine supplements here.

Can’t believe it’s that time of year again … the Academy Awards that is!

83 years and still going strong, the Red Carpet and the many Hollywood (or Ecollywood) stars who have graced it have made great strides these past few years (ever since An Inconvenient Truth) in transforming this “affair to remember” into a more sustainable one too! For the past nine years, Global Green USA has been supplying celebs with hybrid and alternative fuel rides to the Red Carpet. Last year, it was the unforgettable film Avatar and the inaugural year of Suzy Amis Cameron’s Red Carpet Green Dress initiative. Who knows what this year will bring, but definite kudos to Ecorazzi, Mother Nature Network, and The Daily Green for highlighting the following Nominees for their green efforts: